Gerda Maurus

Gerda Maurus (25 August 1903 – 31 July 1968) was an Austrian actress.

[1] She was of Croatian descent and initially made her name on stage in Vienna.

While performing in the theatre, she was discovered by the director Fritz Lang during a visit to his native city.

Lang cast her in the female lead in his silent thriller film Spione (1928) and she appeared in a number of German films during the Weimar and Nazi eras.

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